Anti-Alpha Particles Observed for the First Time
Observation of these particles in cosmic rays with space based detectors would imply large amounts of anti-matter somewhere in the universe.
View ArticleRadiation Imaging Detectors for Plant Photosynthesis Research
Imaging tools aid research in global climate change, plant genetics, biofuels, agriculture, and carbon sequestration.
View ArticleNew Horizons on the Nuclear Landscape
New calculations have quantified the boundaries and uncertainties of the ‘chart of the nuclides’—the extended periodic table of all matter.
View ArticleProgress on Production of Alpha-emitting Radioisotopes for Cancer Therapy
High yield production of Actinium-225 and Radium-223 achieved by high energy proton bombardment of natural thorium targets.
View ArticleSpace Chamber Reaches Cold Target at Unprecedented Efficiency
Thomas Jefferson Laboratory lends expertise in cryogenics developments.
View ArticleSleuthing the Fate of Water in Ancient Aquifers and Ice Cores
Precision analytical techniques developed for fundamental experiments in nuclear physics now enable routine measurements of ultra-low concentrations of Krypton radioisotopes in samples of water, ice,...
View ArticleSolved: The Case of the Missing “Excited” Nucleons
Discovery could provide a deeper understanding of the dynamics of the three quarks enslaved inside the nucleon.
View ArticleAdvanced 3D Detectors for Research
Gamma-ray detectors built with silicon photomultiplier arrays provide high-resolution 3D imaging for research.
View ArticleFlexible Medical Radioisotope Production
Brookhaven’s large proton linear accelerator is able to produce medically useful radioisotopes not available elsewhere.
View ArticleThe Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment Sees Evidence that Electron...
Surprisingly large effect greatly increases the probability that new neutrino experiments will be able to see the differences between matter and antimatter.
View ArticleSupercomputing on a Budget
The optimization of commercial hardware and specialized software enables cost-effective supercomputing.
View ArticleMassive Energy Storage in Superconductors (SMES)
Novel high temperature superconductor magnet technology charts new territory.
View ArticleModeling Cosmic Nucleosynthesis
First measurements of isotopes produced by Argonne’s new CARIBU facility provide insight into the creation of the elements in the universe.
View ArticleShades of Perfection in Perfect Liquids
Particles flowing from heavy ion collisions at RHIC and LHC reveal properties of new form of matter.
View ArticleAdvances in Ion Accelerators Boost Argonne’s ATLAS User Facility
Argonne’s new superconducting cryomodule enhances its ATLAS heavy-ion accelerator.
View ArticleReaching Back Towards the Big Bang
US-led experiments at the LHC recreate the brightest, most dense quark gluon plasma.
View ArticleAdvances in High Power Compact Accelerators
Argonne superconducting radiofrequency technology boosts a variety of applications.
View ArticleStreamlining the Nuclear Force
An optimized nuclear force model yields a high-precision interaction with an unexpected descriptive power.
View ArticleNuclear Theory Helps Forecast Neutron Star Temperatures
Advances in theory have made it possible to predict cooling behavior observed in accreting neutron stars.
View ArticleGrowing the Tool Box for Medical Imaging: The Selenium-72/Arsenic-72 Generator
Researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of Missouri have designed a new source of a valuable imaging isotope.
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